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Agencies looking for industry ideas on tracking vaccinations among their employees

In today’s Federal Newscast, federal agencies are looking for private sector ideas on collecting vaccine information for their employees.

Federal Newscast

18F guide outlines common reasons why agency IT projects fail — and how to avoid them

IT Modernization

In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, photo hand sanitizer and cleaner wipes sit in a cart as Des Moines Area Religious Council food pantry worker Patrick Minor passes out food at a senior center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Associated Press has found that the critical shortage of testing swabs, protective masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer can be tied to a sudden drop in imports of medical supplies. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

AFGE members say they don’t feel safe returning to the office

Federal Newscast

Creating a ‘safe space’ for trying new modernization techniques

IT Modernization

GSA’s 18F expects to be in the black in 2020

Reporter's Notebook

The undated artist rendering provided by ESa shows the Sentinel-5P satellite which is the first Copernicus mission dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere. It carries the Tropomi instrument to map a multitude of trace gases and aerosols that affect the air we breathe and our climate. (ESA via AP)

Agencies ordered to prepare for GPS outage

Federal Newscast

GSA names new head of Technology Transformation Service

People

Aging federal workforce complicates recruiting technological skills

Federal Drive

GSA’s 18F innovation hub touts 5 areas of success

Federal Drive

GSA, NGA shrink time to cyber-approve systems from year to month

Reporter's Notebook

Barbara Comstock

Bill in Congress tries — again — to secure parental leave for feds

Federal Newscast

Lighthouse Lab to give VA a safe environment to bring services to veterans more quickly

The department announced a beta platform called Lighthouse Lab for developers to access tools for creating mobile and web applications.

Reporter's Notebook

Mick Mulvaney

OMB shows its IT policy hand in 2019 budget request

The White House plans to give IT modernization efforts a boost through Technology Business Management (TBM) standards.

Reporter's Notebook

GSA to reshuffle technology service to send resources to IT modernization initiatives

Reporter's Notebook

GSA released a RFQ to develop a strategy to reorganize its Technology Transformation Service.

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